“The conventional view of Narendra Modi is that he is a Hindutva hero. It is true that he represents an aggressive brand of Hindu politics, but it’s very different from the kind of Hindutva that the likes of Lal Krishna Advani have espoused since the mid-1980s.

“Advani’s view of Hindus is that they are tolerant, mild-mannered people, who have been driven to anger by the favours shown to Muslims by vote-hungry politicians…. In Advani’s Hindutva, the target is not the average Muslim, but the pseudo-secular establishment whose pursuit of vote-bank politics has left Hindus feeling like second-class citizens in their own country.

“That’s not Modi’s position. His brand of Hindutva is angry, vituperative, aggressive and overly macho. Advani is the elderly, cultured uncle who tells you that enough is enough. But Modi is the brash demagogue shouting questions at the crowd and waiting to hear the roar that emanates in response.

“Nor is there any subtlety to his politics. Like all crypto-fascists throughout history, his style is to isolate an easily identifiable group and to then portray it as the enemy. Adolf Hitler used this strategy to turn Germans against the Jews. Modi uses a variation to sow mistrust of Muslims.

“Modi’s brand of Hindutva has more in common with classic fascist demagogues than it does with the Sangh Parivar tradition. The BJP realises that it cannot afford to subscribe to this philosophy…. So, that’s the ultimate paradox: the BJP finally has a leader who can deliver an entire State but it simply cannot afford to let him rise any further.”

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Modi is a typical Gujarati who knows that at Centre a government comprising of majority of ministers from Hindi speaking states and south indian states. The importance of Gujarat has been diminished by the Center. Surat got an operational air-port after 50 years of independence? What did Congress do during those years? Today they say all developement in Gujarat is due to Gujarati people only. Same is applicable in India. All developement in India is not due to Congress but due to people of India.

There are number of states, where violence / riots have taken place. But when it comes to Gujarat, the non-congress leaders are branded with various unacceptable adjectives. Modi is one of such leaders getting numerous bad adjectives but in fact he has charmed the people of Gujarat with his honesty, dedication and leadership. I do believe that Gujarat should get a good and strong opposition party in Vidhansabha too to restrain the absolute majority government taking any anti-people actions.

The Center has never been generous to the Gujarati people. Even in the Congress regime at Gandhinagar, Gujarat was not much benefitted. The Congress has been playing a minority card and thereby dividing Gujarati society since past 50 years. We donot find that Congress has been able to improve the condition of minorities in India.

If Modi is Merchand of Death, who is Afzal? Why is he not hanged yet? In none of the rallies addressed by the Congress answer to such question was given. Speaking against Modi, gives Modi a chance to convince people against Congress! Why Congress provide opportunity to BJP?

Encounters were taking place in many states and some state with pride declared that it had encounter specialist! Why no action is done where many people were killed in encounters in other states? Where was the Congress and NGOs? what about the victims of anti-sikh riots? Who was responsible for anti-sikh riots? What did Late Hon’ble Rajiv Gandhi told in connection with anti-sikh riots?

Congress is no different. All good and bad qualities of other parties are also possessed by Congress. But Congress has with it a strong media propaganda.

One thing is clear: no one can predict the decision of gujarti voters in the forthcoming elections!

Everone knew what Hindustan times stand for.You may very well call it as the Congress Times!Please do not publish this biased News paper stories.
Do anyone know how Shobana Bhartia has become a Rajya Sabha M.P?

Call him communal, call him a facist or compare him to Hitler. Gujarat has prospered under Modi. He has fought for all the all the causes that the Gujarati business community would have liked him to have. It is a power surplus state and Modi has done his bit to attract investment into the state. Most Gujjus swear that he far better than all these `secular’ idiots.

Psuedo secular hypocrisy at work again. Can you imagine Vir Sanghvi and Churumuri praising Advani? When these Psuedo-secularists realize that their attack on Modi is untenable and the holier than thou act of “secularism”, they turn the tables by praising Advani. Modi bashing is business, thats it. Funny Modi is also feeding these foul mouths!

Sri Narendra Modi’s win at this stage of Indian politics, is another oppertunity for the Largest ( But slowly diminishing, due to conversions )Hindu community in the world to show to the world that following Sanatana Dharma principles laid out by Lord Krishns, give long lasting positive change to the Humanity at large (does not exclude any part of humanity in the name of religion/sect etc) . Our Dharma teaches us inclusion and not exclusion, that is what Dear Narendra Modi has demonstrated in his successful rule of Gujarat, where his principles and policies created overall development of humanity. That is why people of Gujarat overwhelmingly supported him and his principles. BJP should take the lead from here and once again commit themselves to bring back RAMA RAJYA in the oldest piece of land of this world. We are Proud of you-SRI MODI.

“That’s not Modi’s position. His brand of Hindutva is angry, vituperative, aggressive and overly macho. Advani is the elderly, cultured uncle who tells you that enough is enough. But Modi is the brash demagogue shouting questions at the crowd and waiting to hear the roar that emanates in response.

Can any one show from modi’s actions or speeches that he is angry, vituperative aggresive or fascist?

Hindus have taken quite a beating form the muslim invaders and the christian colonialists over the past 800 or so years. the former were expert murderers and extortionists; the latter were expert looters and denigrators. Congress family affair has been a disaster for Hindus with their temples nationalized and their shankaracharyas (who are tryng to unite the Hindus) under lock and key and publicly humilaited. missionaries are running wild after having destroyed native americans and reeducated them in convent against their own heritage. we don’t want mughalstan in north india and philipino slave colony in south India. strong hindus like modi are needed, not more idiot nehru and arundhati jokers. Why did Gobind Singh not just convert to Islam and live in “peace”? Why did Gandhiji not convert to christianity and live in “grace” with the british lootere? How many societies and cultures have been destroyed and demonised by these muslim and xtian colonialists in hot pursuit of the joker utopia? meanwhile they have stolen all the land. wake up Hindus

After 25 years India get a man with backbone. You love it or not, but the truth is that Modi emerging as a true national power after Indira Gandhi. Indira was a pro-socialist but Modi is a pro-capitalist. It is the only difference between them.